Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source was 87.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Marshall Islands, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 87.4% for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Marshall Islands peaked at 88.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 87.4%, in 2024.
That places Marshall Islands 179th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.8% | — |
| 2001 | 88.7% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 88.7% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 88.7% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 88.6% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 88.5% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 88.5% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 88.4% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 88.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 88.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 88.2% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 88.2% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 88.1% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 87.9% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 87.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 87.8% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 87.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 87.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 87.6% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 87.6% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 87.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 87.5% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 87.4% | -0.0% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 87.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.7%, 90% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 87.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.7%, 89% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.6% | 88.3% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.0% | 87.7% | 88.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.5% | 87.4% | 87.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More environment data for Marshall Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.212 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.507 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2023)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Marshall Islands?
- Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Marshall Islands was 87.4% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.4% in 2024.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Marshall Islands ranks 179th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.